Denver Nuggets’ Richard Jefferson complementing veteran leadership with more playing time — The Denver Post

LOS ANGELES — Teammates playfully yelled at Richard Jefferson when he passed up an open 3-pointer Friday against Memphis. The reason Jefferson didn’t fire away? He was rusty. After all, he had only played 61 total minutes during the season’s first 41 games. Now the Nuggets need their 17-year veteran on the court more than…